Use Py_VISIT in all tp_traverse methods, instead of traversing manually or
using a custom, nearly-identical macro. This probably changes how some of
these functions are compiled, which may result in fractionally slower (or
faster) execution. Considering the nature of traversal, visiting much of the
address space in unpredictable patterns, I'd argue the code readability and
maintainability is well worth it ;P
diff --git a/Modules/_csv.c b/Modules/_csv.c
index 500d36e..67d5d9f 100644
--- a/Modules/_csv.c
+++ b/Modules/_csv.c
@@ -48,7 +48,16 @@
 		}						\
 	} while (0)
 #endif
-
+#ifndef Py_VISIT
+#define Py_VISIT(op)							\
+        do { 								\
+                if (op) {						\
+                        int vret = visit((PyObject *)(op), arg);	\
+                        if (vret)					\
+                                return vret;				\
+                }							\
+        } while (0)
+#endif
 
 /* end 2.2 compatibility macros */
 
@@ -825,16 +834,9 @@
 static int
 Reader_traverse(ReaderObj *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	int err;
-#define VISIT(SLOT) \
-	if (SLOT) { \
-		err = visit((PyObject *)(SLOT), arg); \
-		if (err) \
-			return err; \
-	}
-	VISIT(self->dialect);
-	VISIT(self->input_iter);
-	VISIT(self->fields);
+	Py_VISIT(self->dialect);
+	Py_VISIT(self->input_iter);
+	Py_VISIT(self->fields);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1255,15 +1257,8 @@
 static int
 Writer_traverse(WriterObj *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	int err;
-#define VISIT(SLOT) \
-	if (SLOT) { \
-		err = visit((PyObject *)(SLOT), arg); \
-		if (err) \
-			return err; \
-	}
-	VISIT(self->dialect);
-	VISIT(self->writeline);
+	Py_VISIT(self->dialect);
+	Py_VISIT(self->writeline);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Modules/arraymodule.c b/Modules/arraymodule.c
index 4324f39..4551342 100644
--- a/Modules/arraymodule.c
+++ b/Modules/arraymodule.c
@@ -2061,8 +2061,7 @@
 static int
 arrayiter_traverse(arrayiterobject *it, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	if (it->ao != NULL)
-		return visit((PyObject *)(it->ao), arg);
+	Py_VISIT(it->ao);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Modules/cPickle.c b/Modules/cPickle.c
index 1d99fcb..18df599 100644
--- a/Modules/cPickle.c
+++ b/Modules/cPickle.c
@@ -2909,22 +2909,14 @@
 static int
 Pickler_traverse(Picklerobject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	int err;
-#define VISIT(SLOT) \
-	if (SLOT) { \
-		err = visit((PyObject *)(SLOT), arg); \
-		if (err) \
-			return err; \
-	}
-	VISIT(self->write);
-	VISIT(self->memo);
-	VISIT(self->fast_memo);
-	VISIT(self->arg);
-	VISIT(self->file);
-	VISIT(self->pers_func);
-	VISIT(self->inst_pers_func);
-	VISIT(self->dispatch_table);
-#undef VISIT
+	Py_VISIT(self->write);
+	Py_VISIT(self->memo);
+	Py_VISIT(self->fast_memo);
+	Py_VISIT(self->arg);
+	Py_VISIT(self->file);
+	Py_VISIT(self->pers_func);
+	Py_VISIT(self->inst_pers_func);
+	Py_VISIT(self->dispatch_table);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5258,24 +5250,15 @@
 static int
 Unpickler_traverse(Unpicklerobject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	int err;
-
-#define VISIT(SLOT) \
-	if (SLOT) { \
-		err = visit((PyObject *)(SLOT), arg); \
-		if (err) \
-			return err; \
-	}
-	VISIT(self->readline);
-	VISIT(self->read);
-	VISIT(self->file);
-	VISIT(self->memo);
-	VISIT(self->stack);
-	VISIT(self->pers_func);
-	VISIT(self->arg);
-	VISIT(self->last_string);
-	VISIT(self->find_class);
-#undef VISIT
+	Py_VISIT(self->readline);
+	Py_VISIT(self->read);
+	Py_VISIT(self->file);
+	Py_VISIT(self->memo);
+	Py_VISIT(self->stack);
+	Py_VISIT(self->pers_func);
+	Py_VISIT(self->arg);
+	Py_VISIT(self->last_string);
+	Py_VISIT(self->find_class);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Modules/operator.c b/Modules/operator.c
index 53144f1..25b3999 100644
--- a/Modules/operator.c
+++ b/Modules/operator.c
@@ -358,8 +358,7 @@
 static int
 itemgetter_traverse(itemgetterobject *ig, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	if (ig->item)
-		return visit(ig->item, arg);
+	Py_VISIT(ig->item);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -497,8 +496,7 @@
 static int
 attrgetter_traverse(attrgetterobject *ag, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	if (ag->attr)
-		return visit(ag->attr, arg);
+	Py_VISIT(ag->attr);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Modules/pyexpat.c b/Modules/pyexpat.c
index fbef4e1..16f0137 100644
--- a/Modules/pyexpat.c
+++ b/Modules/pyexpat.c
@@ -1655,13 +1655,8 @@
 xmlparse_traverse(xmlparseobject *op, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
     int i, err;
-    for (i = 0; handler_info[i].name != NULL; i++) {
-        if (!op->handlers[i])
-            continue;
-        err = visit(op->handlers[i], arg);
-        if (err)
-            return err;
-    }
+    for (i = 0; handler_info[i].name != NULL; i++)
+        Py_VISIT(op->handlers[i]);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Modules/zipimport.c b/Modules/zipimport.c
index 3e37656..d59ebd8 100644
--- a/Modules/zipimport.c
+++ b/Modules/zipimport.c
@@ -170,13 +170,7 @@
 zipimporter_traverse(PyObject *obj, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
 	ZipImporter *self = (ZipImporter *)obj;
-	int err;
-
-	if (self->files != NULL) {
-		err = visit(self->files, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
+	Py_VISIT(self->files);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Objects/cellobject.c b/Objects/cellobject.c
index e617e5e..da48dea 100644
--- a/Objects/cellobject.c
+++ b/Objects/cellobject.c
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@
 static int
 cell_traverse(PyCellObject *op, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	if (op->ob_ref)
-		return visit(op->ob_ref, arg);
+	Py_VISIT(op->ob_ref);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Objects/classobject.c b/Objects/classobject.c
index 474c666..a723bd6 100644
--- a/Objects/classobject.c
+++ b/Objects/classobject.c
@@ -404,37 +404,12 @@
 static int
 class_traverse(PyClassObject *o, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	int err;
-	if (o->cl_bases) {
-		err = visit(o->cl_bases, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (o->cl_dict) {
-		err = visit(o->cl_dict, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (o->cl_name) {
-		err = visit(o->cl_name, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (o->cl_getattr) {
-		err = visit(o->cl_getattr, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (o->cl_setattr) {
-		err = visit(o->cl_setattr, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (o->cl_delattr) {
-		err = visit(o->cl_delattr, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
+	Py_VISIT(o->cl_bases);
+	Py_VISIT(o->cl_dict);
+	Py_VISIT(o->cl_name);
+	Py_VISIT(o->cl_getattr);
+	Py_VISIT(o->cl_setattr);
+	Py_VISIT(o->cl_delattr);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -979,17 +954,8 @@
 static int
 instance_traverse(PyInstanceObject *o, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	int err;
-	if (o->in_class) {
-		err = visit((PyObject *)(o->in_class), arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (o->in_dict) {
-		err = visit(o->in_dict, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
+	Py_VISIT(o->in_class);
+	Py_VISIT(o->in_dict);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2348,22 +2314,9 @@
 static int
 instancemethod_traverse(PyMethodObject *im, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	int err;
-	if (im->im_func) {
-		err = visit(im->im_func, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (im->im_self) {
-		err = visit(im->im_self, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (im->im_class) {
-		err = visit(im->im_class, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
+	Py_VISIT(im->im_func);
+	Py_VISIT(im->im_self);
+	Py_VISIT(im->im_class);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Objects/descrobject.c b/Objects/descrobject.c
index bfa25e9..561ba4a 100644
--- a/Objects/descrobject.c
+++ b/Objects/descrobject.c
@@ -377,13 +377,7 @@
 descr_traverse(PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
 	PyDescrObject *descr = (PyDescrObject *)self;
-	int err;
-
-	if (descr->d_type) {
-		err = visit((PyObject *)(descr->d_type), arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
+	Py_VISIT(descr->d_type);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -814,13 +808,7 @@
 proxy_traverse(PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
 	proxyobject *pp = (proxyobject *)self;
-	int err;
-
-	if (pp->dict) {
-		err = visit(pp->dict, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
+	Py_VISIT(pp->dict);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -999,18 +987,8 @@
 wrapper_traverse(PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
 	wrapperobject *wp = (wrapperobject *)self;
-	int err;
-
-	if (wp->descr) {
-		err = visit((PyObject *)(wp->descr), arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (wp->self) {
-		err = visit(wp->self, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
+	Py_VISIT(wp->descr);
+	Py_VISIT(wp->self);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1237,20 +1215,10 @@
 property_traverse(PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
 	propertyobject *pp = (propertyobject *)self;
-	int err;
-
-#define VISIT(SLOT) \
-	if (pp->SLOT) { \
-		err = visit((PyObject *)(pp->SLOT), arg); \
-		if (err) \
-			return err; \
-	}
-
-	VISIT(prop_get);
-	VISIT(prop_set);
-	VISIT(prop_del);
-	VISIT(prop_doc);
-
+	Py_VISIT(pp->prop_get);
+	Py_VISIT(pp->prop_set);
+	Py_VISIT(pp->prop_del);
+	Py_VISIT(pp->prop_doc);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c
index 31ef958e..f5799ee 100644
--- a/Objects/dictobject.c
+++ b/Objects/dictobject.c
@@ -1732,17 +1732,12 @@
 dict_traverse(PyObject *op, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
 	Py_ssize_t i = 0;
-	int err;
 	PyObject *pk;
 	PyObject *pv;
 
 	while (PyDict_Next(op, &i, &pk, &pv)) {
-		err = visit(pk, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-		err = visit(pv, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
+		Py_VISIT(pk);
+		Py_VISIT(pv);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/Objects/enumobject.c b/Objects/enumobject.c
index cd31dc1..a8f43e0 100644
--- a/Objects/enumobject.c
+++ b/Objects/enumobject.c
@@ -49,18 +49,8 @@
 static int
 enum_traverse(enumobject *en, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	int err;
-
-	if (en->en_sit) {
-		err = visit(en->en_sit, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (en->en_result) {
-		err = visit(en->en_result, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
+	Py_VISIT(en->en_sit);
+	Py_VISIT(en->en_result);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -205,8 +195,7 @@
 static int
 reversed_traverse(reversedobject *ro, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	if (ro->seq)
-		return visit((PyObject *)(ro->seq), arg);
+	Py_VISIT(ro->seq);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Objects/funcobject.c b/Objects/funcobject.c
index b86319c..59cb519 100644
--- a/Objects/funcobject.c
+++ b/Objects/funcobject.c
@@ -466,47 +466,14 @@
 static int
 func_traverse(PyFunctionObject *f, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	int err;
-	if (f->func_code) {
-		err = visit(f->func_code, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (f->func_globals) {
-		err = visit(f->func_globals, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (f->func_module) {
-		err = visit(f->func_module, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (f->func_defaults) {
-		err = visit(f->func_defaults, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (f->func_doc) {
-		err = visit(f->func_doc, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (f->func_name) {
-		err = visit(f->func_name, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (f->func_dict) {
-		err = visit(f->func_dict, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (f->func_closure) {
-		err = visit(f->func_closure, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
+	Py_VISIT(f->func_code);
+	Py_VISIT(f->func_globals);
+	Py_VISIT(f->func_module);
+	Py_VISIT(f->func_defaults);
+	Py_VISIT(f->func_doc);
+	Py_VISIT(f->func_name);
+	Py_VISIT(f->func_dict);
+	Py_VISIT(f->func_closure);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -647,9 +614,8 @@
 static int
 cm_traverse(classmethod *cm, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	if (!cm->cm_callable)
-		return 0;
-	return visit(cm->cm_callable, arg);
+	Py_VISIT(cm->cm_callable);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -806,9 +772,8 @@
 static int
 sm_traverse(staticmethod *sm, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	if (!sm->sm_callable)
-		return 0;
-	return visit(sm->sm_callable, arg);
+	Py_VISIT(sm->sm_callable);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/Objects/iterobject.c b/Objects/iterobject.c
index 14cacc6..cf839f4 100644
--- a/Objects/iterobject.c
+++ b/Objects/iterobject.c
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@
 static int
 iter_traverse(seqiterobject *it, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	if (it->it_seq == NULL)
-		return 0;
-	return visit(it->it_seq, arg);
+	Py_VISIT(it->it_seq);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -162,11 +161,8 @@
 static int
 calliter_traverse(calliterobject *it, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	int err;
-	if (it->it_callable != NULL && (err = visit(it->it_callable, arg)))
-		return err;
-	if (it->it_sentinel != NULL && (err = visit(it->it_sentinel, arg)))
-		return err;
+	Py_VISIT(it->it_callable);
+	Py_VISIT(it->it_sentinel);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Objects/listobject.c b/Objects/listobject.c
index 1debd23..78961f3 100644
--- a/Objects/listobject.c
+++ b/Objects/listobject.c
@@ -2276,14 +2276,8 @@
 	Py_ssize_t i;
 	PyObject *x;
 
-	for (i = o->ob_size; --i >= 0; ) {
-		x = o->ob_item[i];
-		if (x != NULL) {
-			int err = visit(x, arg);
-			if (err)
-				return err;
-		}
-	}
+	for (i = o->ob_size; --i >= 0; )
+		Py_VISIT(o->ob_item[i]);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2779,9 +2773,8 @@
 static int
 listiter_traverse(listiterobject *it, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	if (it->it_seq == NULL)
-		return 0;
-	return visit((PyObject *)it->it_seq, arg);
+	Py_VISIT(it->it_seq);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -2898,9 +2891,8 @@
 static int
 listreviter_traverse(listreviterobject *it, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	if (it->it_seq == NULL)
-		return 0;
-	return visit((PyObject *)it->it_seq, arg);
+	Py_VISIT(it->it_seq);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static PyObject *
diff --git a/Objects/methodobject.c b/Objects/methodobject.c
index 8e3bf86..ecc9a0a 100644
--- a/Objects/methodobject.c
+++ b/Objects/methodobject.c
@@ -149,17 +149,8 @@
 static int
 meth_traverse(PyCFunctionObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	int err;
-	if (m->m_self != NULL) {
-		err = visit(m->m_self, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (m->m_module != NULL) {
-		err = visit(m->m_module, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
+	Py_VISIT(m->m_self);
+	Py_VISIT(m->m_module);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Objects/moduleobject.c b/Objects/moduleobject.c
index 8124968..e454fcf 100644
--- a/Objects/moduleobject.c
+++ b/Objects/moduleobject.c
@@ -204,8 +204,7 @@
 static int
 module_traverse(PyModuleObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	if (m->md_dict != NULL)
-		return visit(m->md_dict, arg);
+	Py_VISIT(m->md_dict);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Objects/tupleobject.c b/Objects/tupleobject.c
index 10b7aaf..2161ab9 100644
--- a/Objects/tupleobject.c
+++ b/Objects/tupleobject.c
@@ -438,16 +438,9 @@
 tupletraverse(PyTupleObject *o, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
 	Py_ssize_t i;
-	PyObject *x;
 
-	for (i = o->ob_size; --i >= 0; ) {
-		x = o->ob_item[i];
-		if (x != NULL) {
-			int err = visit(x, arg);
-			if (err)
-				return err;
-		}
-	}
+	for (i = o->ob_size; --i >= 0; )
+		Py_VISIT(o->ob_item[i]);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -802,9 +795,8 @@
 static int
 tupleiter_traverse(tupleiterobject *it, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	if (it->it_seq == NULL)
-		return 0;
-	return visit((PyObject *)it->it_seq, arg);
+	Py_VISIT(it->it_seq);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static PyObject *
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index a0af2c9..43f0469 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -525,21 +525,15 @@
 
 	if (type->tp_dictoffset != base->tp_dictoffset) {
 		PyObject **dictptr = _PyObject_GetDictPtr(self);
-		if (dictptr && *dictptr) {
-			int err = visit(*dictptr, arg);
-			if (err)
-				return err;
-		}
+		if (dictptr && *dictptr)
+			Py_VISIT(*dictptr);
 	}
 
-	if (type->tp_flags & Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE) {
+	if (type->tp_flags & Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE)
 		/* For a heaptype, the instances count as references
 		   to the type.  Traverse the type so the collector
 		   can find cycles involving this link. */
-		int err = visit((PyObject *)type, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
+		Py_VISIT(type);
 
 	if (basetraverse)
 		return basetraverse(self, visit, arg);
@@ -2198,32 +2192,21 @@
 static int
 type_traverse(PyTypeObject *type, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	int err;
-
 	/* Because of type_is_gc(), the collector only calls this
 	   for heaptypes. */
 	assert(type->tp_flags & Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE);
 
-#define VISIT(SLOT) \
-	if (SLOT) { \
-		err = visit((PyObject *)(SLOT), arg); \
-		if (err) \
-			return err; \
-	}
-
-	VISIT(type->tp_dict);
-	VISIT(type->tp_cache);
-	VISIT(type->tp_mro);
-	VISIT(type->tp_bases);
-	VISIT(type->tp_base);
+	Py_VISIT(type->tp_dict);
+	Py_VISIT(type->tp_cache);
+	Py_VISIT(type->tp_mro);
+	Py_VISIT(type->tp_bases);
+	Py_VISIT(type->tp_base);
 
 	/* There's no need to visit type->tp_subclasses or
 	   ((PyHeapTypeObject *)type)->ht_slots, because they can't be involved
 	   in cycles; tp_subclasses is a list of weak references,
 	   and slots is a tuple of strings. */
 
-#undef VISIT
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5805,20 +5788,10 @@
 super_traverse(PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
 	superobject *su = (superobject *)self;
-	int err;
 
-#define VISIT(SLOT) \
-	if (SLOT) { \
-		err = visit((PyObject *)(SLOT), arg); \
-		if (err) \
-			return err; \
-	}
-
-	VISIT(su->obj);
-	VISIT(su->type);
-	VISIT(su->obj_type);
-
-#undef VISIT
+	Py_VISIT(su->obj);
+	Py_VISIT(su->type);
+	Py_VISIT(su->obj_type);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/Objects/weakrefobject.c b/Objects/weakrefobject.c
index a116efc..a8ab56e 100644
--- a/Objects/weakrefobject.c
+++ b/Objects/weakrefobject.c
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@
 static int
 gc_traverse(PyWeakReference *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-    if (self->wr_callback != NULL)
-        return visit(self->wr_callback, arg);
+    Py_VISIT(self->wr_callback);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Python/traceback.c b/Python/traceback.c
index cdbec2b..cfbd833 100644
--- a/Python/traceback.c
+++ b/Python/traceback.c
@@ -39,15 +39,9 @@
 static int
 tb_traverse(PyTracebackObject *tb, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-	int err = 0;
-	if (tb->tb_next) {
-		err = visit((PyObject *)tb->tb_next, arg);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	if (tb->tb_frame) 
-		err = visit((PyObject *)tb->tb_frame, arg);
-	return err;
+	Py_VISIT(tb->tb_next);
+	Py_VISIT(tb->tb_frame);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void